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newly diagnosed son

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Hello there, we are new to this forum and we are looking for help and support that anyone can give please.

Our 11 year old son has just been diagnosed with a-typical autism.He also has a speech and language problem, dyslexia (which we have known about for a couple of years) and a severe anxiety problem.

He has had a severe melt down at school as he is struggling with the pressures of the impending SATS tests this year and feels inadequate against his peers. He does have CAMHS involvement, SENCO support, and we are liasing with an educational psychologist, but we are stunned at this new autism diagnosis and struggling to come to terms with both that, and our sons low self esteem, awful anxiety issues and very low state of mind, it really is heartbreaking and we are struggling to know how to support him best. He has constant outbursts and meltdowns, can be rather aggressive at times, followed by tears upon tears and then becomes withdrawn and negative.

We are completely exhausted and concerned about the future and how we are going to get through this. Any help and advice would be so gratefully recieved!

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  • Helping him to understand and come to terms with his diagnosis might be the best thing right now. There is a book written by a ten year old with autism, "Asperger Syndrome, the Universe and Everything," by Kenneth Hall that might help. 

    I would consider not doing the SATs at all. The main thing is to think about secondary transfer and the accommodations he will need at his next school.

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  • Helping him to understand and come to terms with his diagnosis might be the best thing right now. There is a book written by a ten year old with autism, "Asperger Syndrome, the Universe and Everything," by Kenneth Hall that might help. 

    I would consider not doing the SATs at all. The main thing is to think about secondary transfer and the accommodations he will need at his next school.

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